Fraserville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Fraserville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,175. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.838°N, 69.536°W.
Population
In 1891, Fraserville, Town—Ville had a population of 4,175: 2,094 male and 2,081 female residents. Population density was 702.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,000 |
| 1861 | 1,210 |
| 1871 | 1,541 |
| 1881 | 2,291 |
| 1891 | 4,175 |
| 1901 | 4,569 |
| 1911 | 6,774 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Fraserville, Town—Ville, 1881 (75.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fraserville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 750 |
| Number of families | 750 |
| Number of females | 2,081 |
| Number of males | 2,094 |
| Number of married females | 684 |
| Number of married males | 684 |
| Number of married persons | 1,368 |
| Number of widowed females | 100 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 158 |
| POP F | 2,081 |
| POP M | 2,094 |
| POP TOT | 4,175 |
| Total population | 4,175 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,297 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,649 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,816 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 359 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 712 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 37 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 672 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 15 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 690 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 132 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 309 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 712 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 882 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 700 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,163 |
| Acres of hay crops | 557 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,206 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,906 |
| Acres of oats | 340 |
| Acres of potatoes | 150 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 60 |
| BAR AC | 49 |
| BAR BU | 833 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 833 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,657 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 537 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,489 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 549 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,266 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 50 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 557 |
| HAY TONS | 768 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 37 |
| Number of chickens | 2,071 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 337 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 125 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 298 |
| Number of milk cows | 388 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 463 |
| Number of other cattle | 86 |
| Number of other fowl | 48 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 434 |
| Number of sheep | 294 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 106 |
| Number of swine | 326 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 453 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 340 |
| OAT BU | 4,657 |
| PEA BU | 537 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 22,489 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,037 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,424 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 768 |
| WHT AC | 60 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 549 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,424 |
| CATTLE KS | 37 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,297 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,352 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,649 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,037 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 750 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 12 |
| FRN CA | 3,816 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,071 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 298 |
| HOUSES | 712 |
| HOUSES B | 37 |
| HOUSES CON | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 106 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 132 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 309 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 690 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 56 |
| HOUSES W | 672 |
| INF 11 A | 434 |
| MD FEM | 684 |
| MD MALE | 684 |
| MD TOT | 1,368 |
| MILK COWS | 388 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 125 |
| OC P | 337 |
| OC TOT | 463 |
| OTHER FOWL | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 86 |
| OTHERS | 359 |
| SHEEP | 294 |
| SHEEP KS | 106 |
| SUP AM | 3,206 |
| SUP FOR | 700 |
| SUP JV | 1,611 |
| SUP PAT | 882 |
| SUP SC | 2,163 |
| SUP TOT | 3,906 |
| SWINE | 326 |
| SWINE KS | 453 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 712 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,266 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 100 |
| WID MALE | 58 |
| WID TOT | 158 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Fraserville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/fraserville-town-ville-qc192004-1891/.